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Jun 08 2017

No Future

As part of the Future Architecture Platform, urbz was part of a series of exhibitions and lectures at the MAXXI in Rome, the House of Architecture in Graz, Oris House of Architecture in Zagreb and the Future of Architecture symposium in Ljubljana.

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architecture
future
homegrown
circulatorylives
Dec 15 2016

The Design Comes as We Build - Exhibition

A project that started early in the year with local contractors and carpenters to design ideal Dharavi Homes opens to the public. 

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dharavi
contractor
artisan
dialogue
incremental
homegrown
usergenerated
Aug 31 2016

Form Follows Recognition

Recognizing patterns and processes are crucial to urban practice. The role of architects as agents of incremental growth needs to be emphasised over that of creators of a future that doesn’t yet exist.

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housing
informal
architecture
utopia
Aug 28 2016

From Dharavi to Rome

Local contractors design their ideal Dharavi homes which are exhibited at Zaha Hadid's Maxxi in Rome. 

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#urbz_housing
construction
socioeconomic
maxxi
Dec 25 2014

Homegrown Things

Conceptualised by designers in collaboration with users and local artisans, the Handstorm workshop takes objects used in everyday life and gives them a spin to be more functional to the users.

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handstorm
idea
community
productdesign
usergenerated
Jun 05 2014

The Homegrown Cities Initiative: Update

After a handstorm workshop to make a variety of user-oriented objects and with a pilot house on its way, a report about the updates of the Homegrown Cities Initiative

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#urbz_fieldnotes
productdesign
construction
architecture
homegrown
handstorm
workshop
Jul 11 2013

The Life of a Lane in Sakinaka

Architecture relies on inputs of the occupants to incrementally design a house extension in Sakinaka. 

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architecture
construction
housing
homegrown
incremental
May 15 2013

Update on Shivaji Nagar's Masjid Project

The new mosque will be built on the site of a 30 years old mosque nestled in the dense middle section of the neighbourhood.

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shivajinagar
design
mosque
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